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State of Conservation

653
Reports
157
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2008close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 427 Housing 258 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 146 Ground transport infrastructure 139 Legal framework 132 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 102 Management activities 80 Illegal activities 73 Mining 60 Water infrastructure 51 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 47 Oil and gas 43 Interpretative and visitation facilities 40 Surface water pollution 40 Land conversion 37 Commercial development 32 Marine transport infrastructure 32 Major linear utilities 31 Renewable energy facilities 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Governance 23 Deliberate destruction of heritage 22 Underground transport infrastructure 21 Solid waste 21 Forestry /wood production 21 Civil unrest 20 Storms 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Financial resources 17 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Fire (widlfires) 16 Human resources 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Input of excess energy 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Earthquake 12 Ground water pollution 11 Quarrying 10 Localised utilities 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Air pollution 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Subsistence hunting 2 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 1 Hyper-abundant species 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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